Feeling lost

[Pug-Mum-89]

Does anyone else suffer with irrational mood swings? Mine have been getting considerably worse. I’m due to see my rheumatology nurse in November and I saw my stroke nurse on Friday who suggested contacting my emotional well-being clinic and getting in to be assessed. I have an appointment on the 22nd Oct.

I just feel so lost. I can go from laughing hysterically one second to crying over something so pathetic and small. Then with a click of the fingers I’m like a raging bull. I don’t even realise my mood has changed until my partner points out I’m slamming things around or smashing things. He tells me to breathe and count to ten then I wanna punch and kick him into next week! I obviously would never hurt him.

I just get so angry and it becomes really really hard to breathe. Then I can go back to normal and be talking like nothings happened!

I feel so lost and confused.

Karrina xx

[Roarah]

Directly after my stroke this exact thing happened to me. I saw a behavior psychiatrist who ran dozens of tests and I was diagnosed with PTSD . It is very common for chronically ill, cancer patients, stroke and heart attack victims to aquire medical PTSD and severe mood swings is a common symptom. It is important to rule out structural brain changes but treatment for that cause or for PTSD will be similar so seeing a behavior health specialist to be properly diagnosed and treated will benefit you no matter the cause.

Good luck!

[Pug-Mum-89 in reply to Roarah]

Thank you I’m actually really concerned about my mood changes and how quickly they can happen. I don’t even know what my triggers are I know I can be laughing hysterically at my partner one second I don’t know say I’m doing my shopping then someone will step in front of me and my blood will boil or even if someone just looks at me in a certain way and I’ll end up in a complete rage. I will turn to look at my partner and he will say calm just breathe and I don’t know if that makes me worse or calms me but I’ll be absolutely livid! Other times I feel like I’m on a complete high.

[Roarah in reply to Pug-Mum-89]

It could be a number of things so letting all your medical doctors know about your symptoms plus meeting with behavior health doctors will hopefully find a diagnosis for this condition and then treatment can follow. There are, mood stabilizers, ssri's, and therapy issues if it is indeed a mood disorder or PTSD. Xo

[Pug-Mum-89 in reply to Roarah]

Thank you Roarah x

[overnighthearingloss]

It's worth also checking possible side effects of any drugs you are on. Sometimes there are extra unwanted effects